Monday, August 12, 2013

Sustainable Farming & Foods

Weekly Events & Opportunities

Nebraska Young Farmer Night

August 13th. Hastings. Join Hannah and Will, 2nd Year Beginner Farmers in Hastings, Nebraska, for a Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society sponsored
evening of farming! We'll have a potluck meal at the farm, tour around
our 1.5 acre farm, and talk about the rewards and struggles of being a
beginner farmer and the 2013 growing season thus far. Our farm supplies a
50-family CSA share program, as well as a weekly attendance at our
local farmer's market in Hastings, Nebraska at the Highland Park Farmers' Market.
We are located in a town of only 25,000, but we aim to prove that even
in relatively rural communities, people are dedicated to supporting the
growth of local food systems. We welcome anyone that would like to come
out! For more details and to rsvpLearn more about 26th Street Farm

Friday, August 16. Lincoln. This one-day seminar is the first step in developing a food business. See http://bit.ly/Vk0mPG for more info.

Cover Crop, Organic Farm Tour

August
17. Bruno. Interested in adding a cover crop to your crop rotation?
Reducing your cost on inputs? Learn more about adding cover crops into
your cropping system. Find out what cover crops grow in eastern
Nebraska. When to plant them and find out how they are used for weed
management, increase soil moisture and fertility and extend livestock
feed reducing your need to buy hay. University of Nebraska (UNL)
on-farm research projects: use of a roller crimper and weed flamer to
manage weeds and a three year Nutrient Management Study that evaluated
his system of green manure/cover crop and animal manure use. Families
are welcomed; the meal is free. Call Wendy @ 402- 584-3837 to reserve your meal.

WEI's 2013 Organic Farm School - "The Future of the Good Food Revolution"

August 12-14. Pullman,
Washington and online. The USDA National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, in partnership with Washington State University, has
announced the upcoming International Quinoa Research Symposium.
Researchers from around the world will be hosted by Washington State
University. The symposium will include hands-on demonstrations at area
field trials, current research, and will coincide with the United
Nations, International Year of the Quinoa (IYQ). eOrganic will be on
site at the symposium, airing selected presentations from the program
online live as they happen. Register for the live broadcast and find out
more information about the presentationshttp://www.extension.org/pages/68467

America's Grasslands: The Future of Grasslands in a Changing Landscape

August
12-14. Manhattan, Kansas. National Wildlife Federation and Kansas State
University are sponsoring a conference that will bring together
researchers, natural resource professionals, farmers and ranchers,
policy experts, and conservationists to discuss the conservation of
North America's grasslands and the opportunities and outlook for these
vital ecosystems in a changing landscape. The conference begins with a
day of optional field trips to Kansas grasslands.http://grownative.org/events/2nd-americas-grasslands-conference/

Why and What You Need to Know About the Food Safety Modernization Act

August 13. Online. American Farmland Trust invites you to join them for a
discussion about two rules that have recently been released by the Food
and Drug Administration: the Produce Rule, which governs farm
practices, and the Preventative Control Rule, which addresses how food
is handled once it leaves the farm. Learn how these rules may affect
your farm, your business, your food purchasing decisions or the region's
farm economy and environment—and how you can take action to be sure
your voice is heard. https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/308684314

Food Hub Benchmarking Study Webinar

August
15. The National Good Food Network Food Hub Collaboration, including
Farm Credit Council, Farm Credit East, Morse Marketing Connections, and
the Wallace Center have performed the first-ever food hub benchmarking
study, looking at key financial metrics to understand the health of food
hubs across the US. This webinar presents the results and
interpretations of this study. https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/354071410

Aquaponics: Paradigm Shift with Airlift Pumps Part 2

August 12th. 10am HST. In an attempt to
promote and improve the economics, safety and security of our aquaponic
systems we started developing efficient airlift-pumping technology that
will replace both water pumps and air pumps that were dedicated only to
air stones. In the “Aquaponics: New Paradigm Shift with Airlift”
webinars hosts by the eXtension community, we wish to present a variety
of airlift pumping systems that can be used for aquaponics, backyard and
commercial farming. During our presentation on August 12, 2013 we will
go through the various airlift pump systems that were developed by Glenn
Martinez of Olomana Garden and we’ll concentrate then on the “How To”
of one particular system. Tetsuzan Benny Ron,PhD, is from the University
of Hawai’i. The May 30 Introduction to Aquaponics: Paradigm Shift with
Airlift recording is available online,http://www.extension.org/68223. https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/freshwater

Management of Tree Squirrels

August
16th. 11am. This webinar will review the biology, damage and its
identification, and control methods for handling conflicts with gray,
fox, flying, and red squirrels. Learn about habitat modification,
exclusion, repellents, frightening devices, shooting, and
trapping. Stephen Vantassel is the project coordinator of Wildlife
Damage Management for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of
Natural Resources. https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/wildlifedmg

High Plains Advanced Cropping School - Sugarbeets

Thursday, August 15th. Friday,
August 16th. The school is an in-depth, field-oriented, hands-on
workshop designed to teach the management of sugarbeet production,
including the diagnosis of production problems in the western Great
Plains and regions of the Rocky Mountains. Special emphasis will be
placed on stress-related problems that can cause yield reduction. Both
days' sessions begin and end at the Hampton Inn in Scottsbluff.
Participants will be transported by bus to field sessions at the
Panhandle Research and Extension Center. Register on-line at: http://go.unl.edu/croppingschool

NSAS
is offering farmers and business an opportunity to collaborate and show
their support for local foods and sustainable agriculture.

The
Sustainable Agriculture Page will begin appearing this Fall in the
Edible Omaha's Fall issue. Edible Omaha's distribution is over 100,000
magazines per issue. The Sustainable Agriculture Page will be
highlighted on the back page cover of issues beginning this Fall through
the Fall of 2014. NSAS will be coordinating the farmers &
businesses and their ads for the page. To be able to do this page there
will need to be 40 farmers & businesses commit to a full year of
advertising. Farms, individuals, businesses and organizations are
invited to participate

Ad size: 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch

Rates:

NSAS Members, $65/issue for a total of $260 of advertising in Edible Omaha for the year

Non-NSAS Members, $75/issue for a total of $300 of advertising in Edible Omaha for the year

My
barn was destroyed in Tuesdays storm and I need to disperse most of my
flock. I have 5 ewes between 1 and 4 years old that are very nice and
usually produce twins or triplets. I
need to get them sold soon as I cannot get the barn taken down and
replaced until they are gone. I am offering them for $75 each to avoid
taking them to the sale barn. Myrna Brown 402-426-5349 or 402-620-8999.

Refrigerated Trailer

I need to
purchase a small refrigerated trailer. Any suggestions on where to get
one? Something small enough a small pickup/SUV could pull it without a
problem. jkyoachim@gmail.com

Upcoming

Flame Weeding - Workshop

August 21. University of Nebraksa. Concord. Propane
fueled Flame Weeding is an acceptable method of weed (pest) control in
organic farming, which is also gaining interest among conventional
producers due to increase in weed resistance and costs of GMO crop
seeds. We will present results from the 6-years of research conducted
by the Teams of Dr. Stevan Knezevic (Weed Science) and Dr. George Gogos
(Mechanical Engineering). This work is also documented in about 20
scientific publications, 100 abstracts presented at many Regional,
National and International meetings, and a patent for flaming equipment.
Click here to download more information. http://mosesorganic.org/attachments/events/8.21flameweeding.pdf